Chapter 207: Two Years Later

'So, the Sharingan isn't all-powerful...'

'So, even the Uchiha can fail...'

Faced with the outcome of the battle between Yu and Shisui, the impact on Itachi's heart was undoubtedly immense.

As the eldest son of the Uchiha Clan's head, Itachi, who had been hailed as a genius since childhood, was draped in glory and praise from birth.

Although he was calm by nature, even somewhat disdaining the Sharingan that had awakened at the cost of death of his comrade, deep down, Itachi actually acknowledged the bloodline and power of his birthright in the Uchiha Clan.

Notions like "The Uchiha Clan is the strongest" were deeply ingrained in the minds of every Uchiha Clan ninja. However, the current result before his eyes completely shattered Itachi's inherent beliefs.

"Anko, what are you staring at?"

"As a Chunin, don't you have night patrol duty to carry out?"

After completing the Seal of Reconciliation with Shisui, Yu glanced at the fully darkened sky and called out to the somewhat dazed Anko.

"It's quite late now. Anko and I will head back first," Yu said, disregarding the peculiar looks on the faces of the two Uchiha boys, Shisui and Itachi, then motioned for Anko to leave with him.

Indeed, Shisui's proficiency in Body Flicker Jutsu was extraordinary. This battle had also been beneficial for Yu. Without resorting to the Devil Puppets, Yu had almost exerted all of his strength against Shisui.

If it hadn't been for Yu's successive eruption of the God-Killing Spear at the last moment, seizing the opportunity to prevent Shisui from using the Mangekyo Sharingan, the outcome of the battle would have been unpredictable.

"Yu, you're truly stronger than me..."

"If it were you, would you let the village and our clan fall into such a passive situation?"

Under the moonlit night, as Yu and Anko slowly faded into the darkness, Shisui murmured to himself, watching their disappearing figures.

His black eyes had reopened the Mangekyo Sharingan unnoticed, and the black Tomoe in the shape of quadrangular windmills emitted a mysterious glow under the moonlit night...

...

Time flies like an arrow, and years flow like a river.

In the blink of an eye, two more years have passed, and the time is now Konoha's 53rd year.

Just as Yu had anticipated, last year saw the young Uchiha genius, Uchiha Itachi, promoted to Chunin at the age of ten. He became the second ninja in Konoha to participate in and pass the Chunin exams on his own, causing a sensation throughout the village.

Unlike during wartime, in times of peace, rising stars like Itachi gained much attention. He was regarded as the strongest genius in Konoha after Yu and Shisui, and this year he joined the ANBU under the direct command of the Hokage.

However, in this period of intensified conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan, Itachi's choices undoubtedly earned him the label of traitor among the Uchiha Clan ninjas.

During these two years, apart from continuous daily training and occasional S-rank missions assigned by Third, Yu also spent some time shuttling between Konoha and the Tanzaku Quarters, teaching Haku and Kimimaro to improve their skills.

At the same time, Yu did not give up on keeping an eye on Nono's whereabouts. Unfortunately, ever since her reconnaissance mission to the Hidden Rock Village in the Land of Earth, Nono seemed to vanish without a trace, as if swallowed by the depths of the sea.

Yu also attempted to catch several Root organization ninjas and interrogate them about Nono's whereabouts, but each Root ninja had been marked with a Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal or similar cursed seal techniques designed to guard information and secrets, making it nearly impossible for outsiders to successfully extract information from this vast underground organization.

On the other hand, this also reflected Yakushi Nono's powerful counterintelligence capabilities, earning her the title of 'The Wandering Miko.' She never revealed any trace related to herself while carrying out missions.

...

In a remote area of Konoha, birds chirped and flowers bloomed.

Yet, this place had become Yu's exclusive training ground. It was a mess, with hardly a single intact stone left.

"Zzz..."

"Splash..."

Yu could be seen sitting cross-legged with closed eyes on the surface of the canyon water. His left hand released the Chidori, which had already been promoted to an S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu (also known as Raikiri, though Yu still retained the name Chidori), while his right hand unleashed the ultimate Water Release Hard Vortex Water Blade.

"Still not there..."

"After practicing for so long, I still can't fully merge the two Chakra Nature Transformations."

Two S-rank Ninjutsu, each reaching the pinnacle of Chakra Nature Transformation, bloomed in Yu's hands simultaneously. But at this moment, Yu deeply furrowed his brow because no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't completely merge these two fundamentally different Chakra Nature Transformations.

"Although the Kekkei Genkai in this world is divided into two types: inherited by bloodline or mixed after birth."

"But wanting to hastily merge two different Chakra Nature Transformations together to create a new Kekkei Genkai like you are doing is a very dangerous thing."

Without warning, the voice of the Devil, which had been silent for a long time, rang in Yu's ears. Now at fourteen years old, Yu seemed to have matured along with the Devil's voice, which had become more mature and began to exude astonishing allure and charm.

"Since the Second Tsuchikage and Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, could combine three Chakra Nature Transformations after birth to create a Kekkei Genkai that surpasses bloodline elimination... a Kekkei Tota..."

Upon hearing the Devil's voice, Yu's calm expression remained unchanged on his face, but a burst of sharp light instantly erupted from his suddenly wide-open eyes. "With my current strength, there's absolutely no reason I can't accomplish something as simple as merging two Chakra Nature Transformations!"

As the words fell, without waiting for the Devil to intervene, Yu slowly began to merge the Chidori and Hard Vortex Water Blade in his hands.

He intended to use these two S-rank Ninjutsu, which had reached the pinnacle of Lightning and Water Chakra Nature Transformations, to successfully merge into a completely new Chakra Nature Transformation, known as the Kekkei Genkai—Storm Release.

Bang!

But as the Devil had warned, forcibly merging two Nature Transformations' Chakra carried risks that ordinary people couldn't bear.

After forcibly combining Chidori and Hard Vortex Water Blade, the immense destructive power generated by the two S-rank Ninjutsu caused Yu intense pain, even though his body had been modified by the Devil's Law ability, it was still difficult to withstand such an energy impact!

"This little problem... can't defeat me!!"

Feeling the intense pain in his body, Yu gritted his teeth and stood up from the water's surface, unleashing the full power of his Armament Haki. The pitch-black Haki surged out like a tide, gradually spreading upward from below, covering his entire body as if it were ink spreading upwards.

From his shoulders to his neck, it continued until it barely stopped at the edge of Yu's fair cheeks.

Under the cover of the black Haki that enveloped his entire body, Yu, with his white fragmented hair, underwent a tremendous transformation in demeanor and aura, resembling a fallen Devil—sinister, powerful, and yet magnificent.

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